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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
VOTER REGISTRATION AWARENESS MONTH
2010
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the right to vote is a sacred privilege afforded to the citizens of this State and
nation; and
WHEREAS, to exercise this right, a person must register with the local Board of Elections; and
WHEREAS, in North Carolina, we have more than one million unregistered eligible voters,
including younger citizens, who historically have lower voter registration and voter participation rates;
and
WHEREAS, the State Board of Elections and the Boards of Elections of each of the 100 counties
ofNorth Carolina are embarking on an effort to reach these unregistered voters; and
_WHEREAS, during the month of September 2010, the State Board of Elections and the 100
county Boards of Elections will conduct the 11th biennial Statewide Voter Registration Drive during
Citizens Voter Registration Awareness Month, pursuant to General Statute 163-82.25; and
WHEREAS, by exercising the right to register and vote, citizens of this State can have an impact
on the direction of policies affecting North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, by educating our citizens about the importance of voting, election officials can
encourage people to register;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State ofNorth Carolina,
do hereby proclaim September 2010, as "VOTER REGISTRATION AWARE NESS MONTH" in
North Carolina and I urge our citizens to take this opportunity to register to vote, and participate in the
statewide Voter Registration Drive efforts being conducted by the County Boards of Elections across the
State.
BEVERLY EA YES PERDUE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of
North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-fourth day of June in the year of our Lord two
thousand and ten, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty­fourth.

BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
VOTER REGISTRATION AWARENESS MONTH
2010
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the right to vote is a sacred privilege afforded to the citizens of this State and
nation; and
WHEREAS, to exercise this right, a person must register with the local Board of Elections; and
WHEREAS, in North Carolina, we have more than one million unregistered eligible voters,
including younger citizens, who historically have lower voter registration and voter participation rates;
and
WHEREAS, the State Board of Elections and the Boards of Elections of each of the 100 counties
ofNorth Carolina are embarking on an effort to reach these unregistered voters; and
_WHEREAS, during the month of September 2010, the State Board of Elections and the 100
county Boards of Elections will conduct the 11th biennial Statewide Voter Registration Drive during
Citizens Voter Registration Awareness Month, pursuant to General Statute 163-82.25; and
WHEREAS, by exercising the right to register and vote, citizens of this State can have an impact
on the direction of policies affecting North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, by educating our citizens about the importance of voting, election officials can
encourage people to register;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State ofNorth Carolina,
do hereby proclaim September 2010, as "VOTER REGISTRATION AWARE NESS MONTH" in
North Carolina and I urge our citizens to take this opportunity to register to vote, and participate in the
statewide Voter Registration Drive efforts being conducted by the County Boards of Elections across the
State.
BEVERLY EA YES PERDUE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of
North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-fourth day of June in the year of our Lord two
thousand and ten, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty­fourth.